"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
-Albert Einstein
I think it's just human nature to have to complicate things. But when you're in the clinic, that is no time to be an academic or philosopher.
I've always harped on clinical results. Working in the clinic is working in the trenches so to speak. This is where the rubber meets the road. Any flowery ideas of acupuncture or Chinese medicine, all the lovely beautiful concepts and theories, they mean nothing. Results are the only thing that matters - and the treatments behind them. While many think this disparages the "art", what it actually is, is putting the patient first. I will never apologize for putting the patient above ideology that doesn't deliver results, and only serves to comfort one's ego.
I've seen so many peeps brag about what they can do. What they know, how they can "control qi", or the degrees they have. Something is always missing in this bragging though - the patient.
Learning is fun, philosophy is extremely interesting, exploring new idea is important. But in the clinic it's all about keeping it simple.
Likewise, how are you explaining things to your patients? Are you lecturing on the differences between acupuncture and dry needling? Are you over explaining how your treatments are helping them? Have you noticed they glaze over after about 30 seconds?
It's best to keep working on your scripts and saying things very direct. Give the patients what they need - results. We excel in the clinic, delivering the tools we've learned. If we're talking, we're not working (unless you can do both at the same time).
And please, keep it simple!
If you treat patients with plantar fasciitis, this video is worth your time. Anthony breaks it down with key treatment targets you might be missing.
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I have a patient, on her 70's, Hx of cancer with chronic knee pain. She states that her knee hurts when she moves. Because of cancer Hx, I am assuming she is considered a chronic systemic patient , correct? She has arthritis on her knee. Do I needle her knee intra-articular with 100 Hx? or 20 hx? Or should I not needle her knee intra-articular?
I am getting a little confused when to use 100hz versus 20 hx in a patient with arthritis and pain in knee.
I was curious as to if anyone had a one page notes sheet to use when taking notes for assessments and initial evaluation. I took one of these order sheets from waffle House and am always doing some revisions and generate a checklist. I'm still making changes.
I remember Anthony has the one he shows at exstore. Does anyone else have an evaluation sheet they want to share?
